Friday, February 10, 2017

The Eclipse tonight during Full Moon

At 22 Leo, I hope people will not be affected too much as the Sun forms a nice TRINE with Jupiter and the Moon a Sextile ...Be Safe Be Good!

What is a penumbral lunar eclipse?

When the Sun, Earth and Moon all align almost one-behind-another, a prenumbral lunar eclipse occurs.
As the Earth blocks the Sun, sunlight fails to illuminate the Moon’s surface properly.
In this instance, stargazers will notice a slight shadow cast over the surface of the full Moon, which is known as the penumbra.

What time does the lunar eclipse start?

The Earth is set to block light to the Moon next month, which will cause the penumbral eclipse
As the astronomical occurrence can only be seen when the Moon is full
and when all of the celestial bodies are aligned, making it a rare
sight.
Tonight’s spectacle will be the first of two lunar eclipses in 2017.
From 10:30pm on February 10, Brits may be able to notice subtle shading over the Moon.
The eclipse will be at its most visible at around 12.43am on February 11, and the event will end at approximately 2.52am.

How can you watch the penumbral lunar eclipse?

As long as the sky is clear, you may be able to spot the unusual shading over the celestial body from your window
Brits will be able to spot the rare eclipse with the naked eye on February 10, as long as the night is clear.
Provided that clouds don’t obstruct the view, they may notice a subtle difference just with the naked eye.
It’s not the first extra-terrestrial event to get space geeks excited in recent months.
Last September, stunning pictures showed a brilliant harvest moon lunar eclipse – the last of its kind in the UK for eight years.
In January, stargazers also captured incredible images of Venus and Mars appearing alongside a crescent moon.

Where can the penumbral lunar eclipse be seen?

The natural phenomenon will visible in Europe and most of Asia, Africa and North America.
If the sky is clear, those in the UK can watch from their window –
although squinting may be required as it is not a total eclipse.
Stargazers should be able to see subtle shading over one part of the moon’s surface.

What about the Snow Moon and the New Year comet?

Three major celestial events on one night doesn’t happen very often.
Comet 45P is known as the New Year comet because it started its journey towards Earth at the end of 2016.
Also known as the blue comet, on February 10 and 11 it will be close enough to Earth that it should be visible to the naked eye.
February’s Snow Moon will rise at 4:44pm tonight and set at 07:30am on Saturday morning.
It will rise again at 5:56pm on February 11.